GOVERNMENT AUTONOMOUS COLLEGE, PANPOSH, ROURKELA ADMISSION INFORMATION BROCHURE 2018-19 PROSPECTUS-CUM-ADMISSION BROCHURE FOR POST GRADUATE COURSES COLLEGE PROFILE: Government Autonomous College, Rourkela maintains its reputation as a premier college under Sambalpur University. At the time of its inception in 1961, it was located in a small building at the sector area of the Steel Township and it was then named as Government Science College, Rourkela. The college has always identified itself with the values that our society upholds and in doing so it has solidly anchored itself as an institution that helps in building personality and character that play a vital role in the ultimate analysis. Our students are certainly equipped to encounter the varied experiences of the life with an active and contemplative mind. They are guided by a committed and determined group of faculty members and other college staffs. Students come to this citadel of learning from far-flung places. One significant aspect of this institution is that a majority of the students come mostly from economically weaker sections & from the Scheduled Tribe & Caste segments of the society. The institution is located in an SC/ST sub-area. Our stress has all along been on quality and may be for that reason the capital cost of educating a student remains high. This temple of learning has carved out for itself an enviable place among its counterparts affiliated to Sambalpur University. The College aims at providing quality higher education, building the character and conduct of the students and molding the all-round development of their personality through various extension services and healthy practices. 1. REGULAR COURSES: a. P.G. COURSES: The College provides regular teaching facilities in fifteen subjects. They are BOTANY, ZOOLOGY, CHEMISTRY, PHYSICS, MATHEMATICS, STATISTICS, ODIA, HINDI, ENGLISH, PSYCHOLOGY, POL. SCIENCE, ECONOMICS, HISTORY, EDUCATION, SOCIOLOGY. b. SELF FINANCING P.G. COURSES: The College provides regular teaching facilities in two subjects. They are Computer Science & Commerce. 2. FACULTY PROFILE: The College has a team of highly qualified and experienced faculty members to impart quality education to the students. It also hires the services of guest faculties from renowned institutions to quench the intellectual thirst of the students. Page 1 of 10
3. HOSTELS: The College has two boys hostels (one exclusively for Tribal boys) and two girls hostels (one exclusively for Tribal girls) to accommodate students of both U.G.&P.G. Classes. 4. OTHER ACTIVITIES: The College provides the students with ample scope to develop their personality and service to humanity through the NSS and YOUTH RED CROSS activities. 5. DRESS CODE: The College has introduced the dress code for the students: Black trousers (Full pants) and pink full sleeve shirt for boys and black salwar and dupatta, pink kameej for girls. Students after admission are required to come to the college in the uniform, while attending Classes, Examinations and for other college activities. 6. EXAMINATION: There shall be two semester examinations (i.e. November and April) in an academic session. Two Internal Examinations are there before each Semester End Examination. 7. ELIGIBILITY FOR ADMISSION: a. P.G. COURSES (REGULAR): (2 Years Course) Students seeking admission to 1 st Semester of P.G. courses must be a graduate from a recognized University/Institution with minimum of 40% marks in the aggregate and 40% marks in the subject concerned. b. P.G. COURSES (SELF FINANCING): (2 Years Course) Students seeking admission to 1 st Semester of P.G. courses must be a graduate from a recognized University/ Institution with minimum of 40% marks in the aggregate and 40% in the subject concerned. N. B. However, The Final year degree result awaited candidate are eligible to apply to Entrance Examination for P.G. Courses & they must submit the marksheet immediately, If qualified in the Entrance for P.G. Admission such students should give an undertaking in the time of submission Application Form. Page 2 of 10
8. GENERAL RULES FOR ADMISSION: a. Admission to the college is provisional and cannot be claimed as a matter of right and may be refused without assigning any reason thereof. Final decision in matters of admission rests with the Principal. b. Admission to the PG Classes shall be done strictly on merit basis based on the percentage of marks secured in the qualifying examination both for general and reserved categories of applicants. For P.G. there shall be no weightage whatsoever for any category of applicants. c. The Admission to the PG classes shall be completed within four weeks of the re- opening of the college after summer vacation or within six weeks of the publication of the results of the Bachelor s Degree Examination of this College/Sambalpur University, Jyoti Vihar, Burla whichever is later or as is specified by the Government. d. A candidate will not be allowed for admission to any P.G. Classes if he/she does not have Honors/ Elective in the concerned subject. However, in exception cases the Admission Committee will take the decision. e. Admission on transfer basis for P.G. Classes will be allowed only before the 1 st semester Examination. f. The candidate who has discontinued for 03 years will not be allowed. 9. THE GOVERNMENT RULE: A. RESERVATIONS OF SEATS: Some seats are reserved as per Government instructions for different categories of applicants as mentioned below. Such seats shall be filled up subject to the applicant s fulfillment of minimum eligibility criteria. B. SCHEDULED CASTE/ SCHEDULED TRIBE (SC/ST): i) 16.25% and 22.5% of the sanctioned strength of first Year Class are reserved for SC &ST respectively. The reserved seats are not interchangeable. ii) SC/ST candidates selected for admission on merit shall not be counted against the reserved seats. iii) SC/ ST candidates are required to submit a Caste Certificate & Income Certificate from a Revenue Officer not below the rank of Additional Tehsildar for the current year. Iv) The reservation to SC/ST seats shall be applicable only for candidates domiciled in Odisha. Page 3 of 10
* SUBJECT TO CHANGE AS PER GOVERNMENT ORDERS/ NOTIFICATION FROM TIME TO TIME. C) GOVERNMENT SERVANTS/ SERVING DEFENSE PERSONNEL ON TRANSFER (GSOT/SDPT): 4% of seats sanctioned shall be reserved for the self/ children/ wife/ husband of Government Servants /Serving Defense Personal on Transfer within the normal period of admission. D) PHYSICALLY HANDICAPPED (PH): i) 5 % of sanctioned strength shall be reserved for physically handicapped candidates. ii) A handicapped candidate shall be considered for reserved seats only on production of certificate from the Chief District Medical Officer / Sub- Divisional Medical Officer/ Chief Medical Officer of Capital Hospital to the effect that he/she has a major orthopedic/physical handicap to the extent of 40%orabove. E) EX-SERVICEMEN (ESM): i) 1% of seats sanctioned shall be reserved for the children/ wife/ husband of ex-servicemen. ii) The facility to avail reserved seats shall be given to ESM only on production of the certificate to that effect issued by the Rajya Sainik Board/ Zilla Sainik Board. F) SERVING DEFENSE PERSONNEL (SDP): i) 1% of seats sanctioned shall be reserved for the children of Serving Defense Personnel. ii) The application for reserved seats under SDP shall be considered only on production of certificate to the effect issued by the Commanding Officer of the unit concerned. G) VACANCY IN RESERVED SEATS: After admitting all eligible applicants for the reserved categories, the balance of reserved seats, if any, shall be filled up by general candidates. No seat shall remain reserved for any category beyond the last date of normal period of Admission. Page 4 of 10
I) RESERVATION AS PER SEAT STRENGTH (P.G. CLASSES REGULAR AND SELF- FINANCING) Sl. No. Subject Sanctioned Strength No. of Seats reserved for each category SC ST ESM SDP PH 1 BOTANY 48 8 11 - - 2 2 ZOOLOGY 32 5 7 - - 2 3 CHEMISTRY 32 5 7 - - 2 4 PHYSICS 32 5 7 - - 2 5 MATHEMATICS 32 5 7 - - 2 6 STATISTICS 32 5 7 - - 2 7 ODIA 48 8 11 - - 2 8 HINDI 32 5 7 - - 2 9 ENGLISH 32 5 7 - - 2 10 PSYCHOLOGY 32 5 7 - - 2 11 POL. SCIENCE 32 5 7 - - 2 12 ECONOMICS 32 5 7 - - 2 13 HISTORY 32 5 7 - - 2 14 EDUCATION 32 5 7 - - 2 15 SOCIOLOGY 16 3 4 - - 1 16 COMMERCE(SF) 64 10 14 1 1 3 17 COMP.SC. (SF) 64 10 14 1 1 3 Abbreviations: 1. SC Scheduled Caste 2. ST Scheduled Tribe 3. ESM Ex-Servicemen 4. PH- Physically Handicapped 5. SDP Serving Defense Personnel s children 6. GEN General 10. APPLICATION FORM & PROSPECTUS: The application forms & Prospectus will be available in the college website: www.gacrkl.ac.in i) HOW TO APPLY: The candidates seeking admission to PG courses are required to go to the College website www.gacrkl.ac.in and download the application form and prospectus. After download print a copy of the application form and fill appropriate box. The applicant has to affix his/her recent colour passport size photograph (self-attested) on the application form. The applicant and his/ her parent/guardian have to sign in the Application Form before submitting the same. The filled in application form along with receipt of Rs.500/- (Rupees Five Hundred) only paid in the college cash counter between 9:00 am to 11.00 A.M & copies of the documents indicated at the end of the Application Form should be signed and submitted at College Counter. Page 5 of 10
ii) SUBMISSION OF FORMS: a) Application form duly filled in should reach the Principal, Government Autonomous College, Panposh, Rourkela, Pin-769004, latest by the last date of receipt of forms by hand in the College Counter. b) ADMISSION TIME LINE FOR PG COURSES: Availability of Application Form in College Website: www.gacrkl.ac.in Submission of Application Form in College Counter Last Date of Submission of Form in the College Counter Date of Entrance Examination Publication of 1 st Selection Merit List Admission of 1 st Selection Applicants Publication of 2 nd Selection Merit list & Waiting list Admission of 2 nd Selection Merit list & Waiting list applicants Commencement of Class for P.G. 1 st Year (2018-19) Tentative 17.05.2018(Thursday) 21.05.2018 to 05.06.2018 (9:00 AM to 11:00 AM) 05.06.2018((Tuesday) 10.06.2018(Sunday)) 18.06.2018(Monday) 22.06.2018(Friday) 25.06.2018(Monday) 30.06.2018(Saturday) 02.07.2018(Monday) c) Applications incomplete in any manner or received after the last date shall not ordinarily be considered. d) Filled in Application forms along with money receipt and other necessary documents can be submitted in the college counter from 21.05.2018 (Monday) to 05.06.2018 (Tuesday) on all working days between 09.00 am to 11.00 AM during the summer vacation. iii) DOCUMENTS TO BE SUBMITTED ALONG WITH APPLICATION FORM a) Original Money Receipt. b) Application Form duly filled in and signed by the Candidate and by his/ her father/mother/ guardian at the places specified for the purpose. c) Self-Attested photo copies of certificates of HSC or equivalent examination and Degree examination and Mark Sheet of degree Examination. d) Self-Attested photo copies of certificates in support of reservation. e) Permanent Resident Certificate, if applicable. (Self-attested photocopy) f) Final Year Degree result awaited applicants must submit the copy of Admit Card of last Exam. appeared. Page 6 of 10
11. A) SELECTION FOR ADMISSION FOR P.G. COURSES: SELECTION WILL BE MADE IN THREE STEPS: i) ENTRANCE TEST (50 MARKS): Which will be conducted likely second or 10 th June, 2018 (Sunday) in two settings i.e. 9:00 AM to 10:00 AM & 11:00 AM to 12:00 NOON. i.e. The Questions will be Multiple Objective Type Choice based on as per the syllabus of +2 and +3 standards. ii) CAREER ASSESSMENT (30 MARKS): After qualified in the Entrance Test the career Assessment will be made on performance of their Academic record. Assessment will be calculated as per the marks given in the table mentioned below. Exam. passed 1 st Division 2 nd Division 3rd Division/ Pass/ Compartmental/ HSC 6 5 4 +2 8 6 4 +3 Degree Honours 12 8 - +3 Pass - - 6 Distinction 4 4 4 i.e. While calculation Career mark, weightage will be given to candidates having secured Honors in the subjects concerned only. Honors in other Subjects shall be put at par with pass weightage. iii) VIVA-VOCE/ INTERVIEW (20 marks): Viva voce/ Interview will be followed by above two steps for selection for admission in to P.G. courses. N.B. * Admit Cards for the Entrance Test will be issued at the time of submission of application form at the College Counter. * The Result of the Entrance Test and Selection of merit list will be published in the College Notice Board & Website. Page 7 of 10
B) SELECTION FOR ADMISSION FOR P.G. COURSES: i) 1 st category 1 st class(hons) (60% & above) in the subject. ii) iii) iv) 2 nd category 2 nd class(hons) (45%&above) in the subject. 3 rd category-the candidates failing to secure Honoursby5% i.e. securing40%in the subject. 4 th category For the students including pass students, ranking shall be made on the basis of the aggregate marks plus the marks in the subject. v) 5 th category For students having an elective subject, related to any P.G. Course, ranking shall be made on the basis of the aggregate marks plus the marks in the subject (Elective). C) SPECIAL CONDITIONS FOR P.G. SUBJECTS: i) SELECTION FOR P.G. MATHEMATICS: Students having Physics Honors and Statistics Honors are to be placed just below Mathematics Honors Candidates in category B (i) and (ii). ii) SELECTION FOR P.G. ECONOMICS: Students Securing Mathematics Honors and B. Com Honors and Statistics Honors are to be placed just below Economics Honors Candidates in category B (i) and (ii). iii) SELECTION FOR P.G. PHYSICS: Students Securing Mathematics Honors are to be placed just below Physics Honors Candidates in category B (i) and (ii). iv) SELECTION FOR P.G. ODIA: Students having Sanskrit Honors are to be placed just below those securing Odia Honors in category B (i)&(ii). 12-A) INTIMATION i) The list of applicants selected for Entrance Test shall displayed on the College Notice Board & College Website for information. ii) The list of selected candidates for admission shall also be available in the college website i.e., www.gacrkl.ac.in. Page 8 of 10
iii) Candidate have to watch the Website for up to date position. B) ADMISSION: The candidates selected for admission/ kept in the waiting list are required to come personally to the college with required documents and fees for admission on the date and time specified on the Intimation Letter. N.B.:- The admission of the candidate kept in the waiting list shall be made strictly on the basis of merit subject to the availability of seats. C) DOCUMENTS TO BE PRODUCED/ SUBMITTED AT THE TIME OF ADMISSION: a) Intimation Letter. b) The Original mark Sheet of Degree examination. c) The Original High School Certificate. d) The Original College leaving Certificate. e) The Original Conduct Certificate from the Head of the Institution last attended. f) The Original and one Self- attested photo copy of Caste Certificate of current year (If applicable). g) Original Income Certificate of the parent issued by the Revenue Officer not below the rank of Addl. Tahsildar for S.C./S.T./OBC students along with a Self- attested photocopy of current year. h) Admission fees in shape of Cash. i) The Original Certificate in Support of claim. If any, for reservation/weightage. j) The Original Residential Certificate, if applicable. k) Four (4) copies of recent passport size photographs. l) Original Migration Certificate (if the student has passed the qualifying examination from other than Sambalpur University) m) One photocopy of each of the above certificates. D) CAUTION: a) Certificate not signed by competent authority shall not be considered for selection. Doubtful cases shall be referred to the Crime Branch or other appropriate authorities for scrutiny. b) Claim for reservation shall not be considered unless it is supported by genuine documents. c) The Selection/ Admission of a candidate shall be invalidated if suppression of facts, submission of false information or forgery of documents is detected during the process of admission or thereafter, and such cases shall be reported to the Crime Branch for necessary action. Page 9 of 10
NOTE: i) The applicant is required to write Submitted by me and put his /her full signature and mention the date on the reverse of all documents submitted along with the application form. ii) iii) iv) The photographs must be signed on the front and pasted in places provided. The candidate must mention in capital letter at the top right hand corner of application form: SC/ ST/ PH/ ESM/DP /HOSTEL as applicable to him /her. No certificate shall be entertained after submission of application form. 13. ADMISSION IN HOSTELS: a) Admission in hostels shall be made on the basis of merit as is determined for the admission into college. b) The vacancies allotted to different faculties are subject to change depending on the number of applications and eligibility. c) A student selected for admission in a hostel shall have to submit an undertaking duly countersigned by parents and local guardian at the time of admission to the effect that he/she shall abide by the rules of the college and hostel and pay the dues in time. d) Admission to hostels cannot be claimed as a matter of right and it is subject to availability of seats. 14. ATTENDANCE MINIMUM REQUIRMENT No student shall be promoted to next higher class unless he / she attends a minimum of 75% of theory and practical classes and seminars taken separately in each semester. A candidate shall have to give, at the time of admission, an undertaking to the effect that he/ she shall attend required number of classes (75%) in each semester. 15. INTERPRETATION OF RULES: In matters of dispute relating to rules and procedures herein, the decision of the Principal shall be final and binding. Rules mentioned in the brochure are subject to change/ modification as per University & Govt. orders. Page 10 of 10 Sd/- PRINCIPAL & Chairman, Admission Committee.